Sand Ceremony
The sand
ceremony can be a beautiful and meaningful addition to your vows.
Simply find
three containers, one for you and your fiancé to pour the sand into, and one
each for you to pour the sand from.
You can use
beach sand or find coloured sand at most craft stores.
Unification ceremonies most
often take place directly before or after the exchange of vows.
Feel free to browse the Internet for different versions of
this type of ceremony. You may personalize this Ceremony with your own version
or thoughts.
Marriage
Commissioner:
________ and ________ have chosen to celebrate their vows by
participating in a special Sand Ceremony.
(Best Man and
Maid of Honour get sand and containers ready)
_______and _______, you have made your vows to share the rest of your lives
with each other.
Today, this
relationship is symbolized through the pouring of these two individual
containers of sand…
One,
representing you, _______ and all that you were, all that you are, and all that
you will ever be.
(Maid of
Honour presents one container of sand to Bride)
The other
representing you, _______, and all that you were and all that you are, and all
that you will ever be.
(Best Man
presents one container of sand to Groom.)
As these two
containers of sand are poured into the third container, the individual containers
of sand will no longer exist, but will be joined together as one.
(At this point the couple pours their individual
sand simultaneously into the mutual container.)
Just as these grains of sand can never be
separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your
marriage be.
(Best Man and Maids of Honour place containers
at the side.)